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    #11
    Originally posted by GB9 View Post
    Give an accountant access to my bank account?!?!?! Never!

    Can you get read only access?????
    I'm not suggesting you give your accountant access - I agree you should never do that.

    But you can give them access to read only. Your accountant can then simply log in from their side and view your transactions.
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      #12
      My accountant has never questioned me when I send them company account debits and credits on an excel spreadsheet.

      You can change a PDF just as easily now with PDF Editors so dont see the substance of it being a 'legal' requirement.
      I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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        #13
        Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post
        My accountant has never questioned me when I send them company account debits and credits on an excel spreadsheet.

        You can change a PDF just as easily now with PDF Editors so dont see the substance of it being a 'legal' requirement.
        It's certainly not a legal requirement, it's just a matter of an accountant needing to satisfy themselves of the data integrity. And we're all satisfied in our own unique ways
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          #14
          Originally posted by Clare@InTouch View Post
          It's certainly not a legal requirement, it's just a matter of an accountant needing to satisfy themselves of the data integrity. And we're all satisfied in our own unique ways
          I have a trustworthy face
          I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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            #15
            Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post
            I have a trustworthy face
            That's the thing as well - it sometimes depends on the client too (risk based approach) and what their records are like as to what proof you want. If everything is a mess and you can't reconcile the sales/bank/VAT/PAYE then you're likely to ask for copies of everything. If everything balances and it's all neat and lovely you need less to satisfy yourself that the accounts represent a true & fair view of the company.
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              #16
              Originally posted by Clare@InTouch View Post
              It's certainly not a legal requirement, it's just a matter of an accountant needing to satisfy themselves of the data integrity. And we're all satisfied in our own unique ways
              That's my take on it too.

              With a csv you stick the wrong number at the top and the balance carries through wrongly all the way. If you've got fraudulent intentions, nice and easy to manipulate it.

              A pdf on the other hand, you'd need a long time very carefully overwriting stuff, trying to format it to not look out of place...and if you just changed the year end balance to be higher/lower then it wouldn't tally with the numbers immediately before/after. Therefore it's a lot of work to create a convincing fraudulent document.

              If someone goes to that lengths with a pdf and gets it past me, then I would still feel I'd done my duty of taking reasonable care. I don't think I'd feel the same way with a csv.

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                #17
                My accountant has always required scans of my bank statements

                So it's never been a big deal for me, I scan them in and email them.

                If it helps them get it right then that's fine with me.

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                  #18
                  I've been with cater Allen for years and they've always mailed account statements every month to my accountants as well as myself. I'd get in touch and ask them to do it for you. They might not do it backdated but it'll save you doing anything next year.

                  I'm currently with crunch and they upload my transactions weekly from cater Allen so they must have a read only service or something like that available

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Clare@InTouch View Post
                    I'm not suggesting you give your accountant access - I agree you should never do that.

                    But you can give them access to read only. Your accountant can then simply log in from their side and view your transactions.
                    Well my accounts are due in the next few weeks so i'll get you a log in (although you may need to tell me how!).

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by GB9 View Post
                      Well my accounts are due in the next few weeks so i'll get you a log in (although you may need to tell me how!).
                      I suggest you contact your bank and ask them about read only access.
                      "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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